{"id":15179255,"date":"2026-06-25T21:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T01:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:20:14","slug":"openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Altman with OpenAI logo on green background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/STK201_SAM_ALTMAN_CVIRGINIA2A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concerns\">reportedly<\/a> asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Information<\/em> reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&amp;A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form &#8211; granting access only to a small group of enterprise customers &#8211; in compliance with a request from the federal government. During that preview period, the Trump administration itself would reportedly approve access for customers on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a more favorable deal than the Trump administration gave OpenAI rival Anthropic \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/957372\/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/957372\/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TECH &#8211; AI &#8211; The Verge AI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. 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